• 150 not out!

    To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, we are delighted to present six films that are new to the YFA website, each with a connection to cricket in Yorkshire.

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  • Coronation Memories

    2nd June 2013 marks 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in a Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.  Celebrations took place nationwide - despite the distinctly unpatriotic dismal weather! - and some of these were captured for posterity by keen amateur filmmakers.

    Two upcoming TV programmes focus on these celebrations, and we're delighted that both feature footage from the YFA's collections.

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  • Feeding the Nation ~ A Celebration of the Women's Land Army

    An exhibition honouring the work of the members of the Women's Land Army (WLA) has recently opened at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton, near York. YFA and filmmaker, Andy Burns, are pleased to present a film to accompany the exhibition, featuring archive footage taken from our collections, together with a selection of oral histories gathered from former Land Girls. 

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  • Spring is in the air

    After a particularly cold and wet winter, spring has finally arrived (just!).  Harrogate Flower Show has recently finished, with Chelsea to follow later this month.  To celebrate the coming of new buds and blossoming flowers, we are presenting four new films all capturing the natural abundance of the season.

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YFA Selects

SPURN POINT
1950
98
Made in October, 1950, this film features the Bird Observatory at Spurn Point.  Members of the working party examine and...
TAKEN FOR GRANTED
1981
3379
Made by the Mercury Movie Makers, this film provides an insight into the many aspects of work of the Parks Department of Leeds...
POPULAR WEDDING AT ROUNDHAY
1920
2264
This early nitrate film was made by Debenham & Co. and documents the wedding of Fred Groves and Alice Rothwell on the 20th...

YFA Innovations

  • Memory Bank

    Memory Bank is a new series of themed DVDs and online films designed by YFA in conjunction with health care professionals to bring past events and experiences back to life using specially selected archive footage. 

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  • Yorkshire Calendar

    Every week, Yorkshire's film heritage is brought to life thanks to our exciting new web application, featuring footage from major events and magic moments in days gone by. The Yorkshire Calendar already features on a number of Yorkshire websites, and could appear on yours...

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  • Video Postcards

    People love sending postcards, so YFA are using new technologies to take this a step further! Why not send a video postcard - by email or smartphone - featuring byte sized clips of archive footage of destinations around Yorkshire?

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  • Family Film Tree

    Family Film Tree is an interactive genealogy website under development by YFA.  Search hundreds of archive film clips to illustrate how generations of your family lived, worked, and played throughout the 20th Century.

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